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Scientists say eating more of this cheese could help your memory -- yes, really 6 question everything Feb 23 Feb 23 30 1706
Women's heart attack risk rises even if arteries aren't as clogged as men's 3 lostincalifornia Feb 23 Feb 23 13 1040
It's Called the 'Fitbit for Farts'--and It's No Joke 1 question everything Feb 21 Feb 21 5 937
Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits 6 douglas9 Feb 19 Feb 21 13 1164
About the weight loss drugs 5 question everything Feb 19 Feb 19 14 1318
Personal Finance Guru Faces Down an Insurance Denial -- KFF News 0 erronis Feb 19 Feb 19 10 780
MD Enshittification 3 erronis Feb 17 Feb 18 9 1000
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments 2 douglas9 Feb 18 Feb 18 6 832
FDA agrees to review Moderna mRNA flu vaccine in dramatic reversal 2 douglas9 Feb 18 Feb 18 6 784
Moderna says FDA refuses to review its application for experimental flu shot 3 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 18 4 875
Study of 27.8M Americans May Have Revealed Direct Alzheimer's Cause 2 nitpicked Feb 18 Feb 18 12 1258
RFK Jr: We spent $0 on chronic disease when JFK was president. 11 Eric J in MN Feb 15 Feb 16 3 1506
At what age should you get a colonoscopy? What doctors say after James van der Beek's death 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 15 Feb 16 7 1037
The Most Common Causes of Maternal Death May Surprise You 1 erronis Feb 15 Feb 15 10 902
Has anyone experienced thenar atrophy? Most occurances are due to CTS (carpal 5 sinkingfeeling Feb 14 Feb 14 6 950
Investors' Undervaluation of Women's Health Mirrors America's Devaluation of Women's Bodies 0 niyad Feb 14 Feb 14 5 632
"My Doctors Blamed My Itch on Perimenopause. It Was Cancer." 11 Mosby Feb 13 Feb 13 23 1771
The Atlantic: "Scientists Figured Out the Problem With Johnson & Johnson's COVID Vaccine" 1 Pluvious Feb 2026 Feb 2026 11 1086
RFK Jr misled Senate during confirmation, Congress members and Hawaii governor say 3 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 14 948
I have a new left knee! The experience exceeded my expectations 11 NewHendoLib Feb 2026 Feb 2026 16 1339
One of my medical mysteries solved. 4 BlueKota Feb 2026 Feb 2026 20 1160
Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can 'Cure' Schizophrenia 4 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 966
Newborn dies after mother drinks raw milk during pregnancy 5 douglas9 Feb 2026 Feb 2026 20 1324
Wisdom teeth extraction advice please! 13 pnwest Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 1543
Argentina's Mileise: Infant mortality and other vital statistics deteriorate markedly in 2024 0 peppertree Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 815
I have not watched this show, but I saw a video of Harrison Ford and Michael J Fox speaking of Parkinson's and this.... 4 Swede Jan 2026 Jan 2026 10 1191
Pringles, Nutella, Cheerios Among Thousands of Products Recalled for Exposure to Rodent Waste 10 SheltieLover Jan 2026 Jan 2026 8 1795
Genetics play a larger part in lifespan than previously thought 0 Mosby Jan 2026 Jan 2026 8 879
H - The Cure Industry: How Pharma Turns Illness Into Revenue, Part 2 🥼 0 appalachiablue Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 617
New analysis finds US pregnancy deaths vastly outnumber abortion-related deaths 2 erronis Jan 2026 Jan 2026 7 767

Health Continued...

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4 Parkinson's disease symptoms that can show up decades before a diagnosis 1 Mosby Jan 2026 Jan 2026 7 1133
A toxic mushroom is gaining popularity 3 Mosby Jan 2026 Jan 2026 8 1173
H - Sick By Design: How America Turned Food Into Disease 🍏 0 appalachiablue Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 634
(H) Seniors & Falls - Fall Prevention, Exercises, Quality of Life, Overcome Fear of Falling 0 appalachiablue Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 776
US officially leaves World Health Organization 0 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 683
Should We Think About Building Another PubMed? -- Medscape 0 erronis Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 881
London: Simple blood test can predict which breast cancer treatment will work best, study finds 2 mysteryowl Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 883
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 CountAllVotes Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 784
Science shows very different psychiatric disorders might have the same cause 2 Mosby Jan 2026 Jan 2026 11 1119
Delaware sues pharma companies over raising insulin prices 0 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 788
What does it mean to be in a cancer clinical trial? 11 erronis Jan 2026 Jan 2026 8 1275
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn't Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion. 4 LiberalArkie Jan 2026 Jan 2026 23 1081
Milk in Bottles (1878) plus later Pasteurization halved the Infant Mortality rate within a few years ꩜ 2 SorellaLaBefana Jan 2026 Jan 2026 8 1042
Hospitals Are a Proving Ground for What AI Can Do, and What It Can't 1 question everything Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 1030
Anybody ever experience lithotripsy and feel like you've been beaten up on day 2? 1 woodsprite Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 894
If you've considered drinking beet juice as a dietary supplement (claimed to lower blood pressure) you should know ... 3 eppur_se_muova Jan 2026 Jan 2026 6 1214
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 douglas9 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 644
Dangerous, Drug - Resistant Fungus Hits 27 States; Here's Where It's Spreading; Superbug 12 appalachiablue Jan 2026 Jan 2026 45 3284
For all the Medicare Advantage haters: 8 question everything Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 1290
Do you hate those blood pressure machines (instead of the old way when the doc took it)? It hurts like crazy. 11 CTyankee Jan 2026 Jan 2026 7 1506
Can a mammogram help identify heart disease? 0 question everything Jan 2026 Jan 2026 8 753
Dr. Oz calls flu vaccine 'controversial of late' 6 douglas9 Dec 2025 Jan 2026 7 1123
Testosterone replacement therapy: Is it safe? - ABC News 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 789
US sees spike in flu cases in December, after most severe season since 2018 1 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 694
I got a leg compression machine yesterday. 3 no_hypocrisy Jan 2026 Jan 2026 8 982
Interested in DU ACA rate spikes 2 superpatriotman Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 868
'She has no expertise': the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Heg's tenure at the FDA 1 cbabe Dec 2025 Jan 2026 6 862
Just got my refill of a high blood pressure pills, and they're a different shape AND color.....is this normal? 21 a kennedy Dec 2025 Jan 2026 0 2050
Drugmakers hike US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump - Reuters 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2025 Jan 2026 11 865
U.S. measles cases reach highest level in over 30 years: CDC 5 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 12 1101

Health Continued...

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New study shows Alzheimer's disease can be reversed to achieve full neurological recovery--not just prevented or slowed--i 40 LiberalArkie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 75 5406
Medical Mysteries: Her maddening cough had an unexpected cause - WaPo 5 question everything Dec 2025 Dec 2025 15 1280
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer's disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. (Peer reviewed) 5 LiberalArkie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 15 1388
Pharmacologic reversal of advanced Alzheimer's disease in mice and identification of potential therapeutic nodes in huma 2 LiberalArkie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 904
Thousands of pounds of ground beef recalled due to E coli contamination 2 cbabe Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1000
Parents and Doctors Are Left in the Dark Amid Trump Admin's Murky Childhood Vaccine Guidelines 0 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 737
The Hidden Risks of America's Most Popular Prescription Painkiller (gabapentin) 0 question everything Dec 2025 Dec 2025 14 1126
Homeopathy isn't medicine. Why is this pharmacy school pretending it is? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 10 1031
Plastic Makers Have A Big Secret: They're Experimenting On You 🥤 8 appalachiablue Nov 2025 Dec 2025 59 2693
What book is this about? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 818
The GOP War on Nurses 3 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 19 1094
Don't Hate Yourself for Hating the Holidays 3 ZDU Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1059
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called 'highly unethical' 1 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 727
HHS Cuts Children's Health Grants After Pediatric Association Criticizes RFK Jr. 4 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 793
Learning to play music can improve older people's brain function, study suggests 4 erronis Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 990
The New York Times Spread Dangerous Health Disinformation, Erased It, Hopes You Don't Notice 9 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 53 2678
'DeepSeek is humane. Doctors are more like machines': my mother's worrying reliance on AI for health advice 10 erronis Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1468
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine 8 nitpicked Dec 2025 Dec 2025 10 1357
Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor's Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer 5 douglas9 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1188
The Unexpected Ways Vaccines Could Boost Your Health 0 question everything Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 805
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